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City Actively Working to Resolve 2022 Tax Levy Error

During preparation of the City’s tax levy proposal for tax year 2023 (payable 2024), a clerical error was discovered in the amount levied for tax year 2022 (payable 2023).

Signed Ordinance 2022.14 reflects a levy increase of $720,000 for a total ...

Hall Earns ICMA Credentialed Manager Designation

Michael Hall, City Manager of Sycamore, Illinois, recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association. Mr. Hall is one of over 1,300 local government management professionals currently cre...

No-Cost Water Service Replacement Program

We continue to urge residents with lead or unknown water services to take the first step toward participation in the City's no-cost service replacement program.  Getting started is simple!  Complete this 60-second Lead Water Ser...

Public Statement on Water Lawsuit Settlement

On February 11, 2023, The Chronicle published an article stating that the City of Sycamore “agree[d] to $6M class action lawsuit settlement” and that the City is “on the hook for $1.2M in annual water infrastructure improvements through 2027.”  A...